Alishia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LISH-a
- Origin
- Modern
Alishia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alishia mean?
Modern: variant of Alisha, an elaboration of Alicia
A spelling of Alisha, which developed as a variant of Alicia, the Latinised form of Alice.
Is Alishia a girl's or a boy's name?
Alishia is a girls' name.
How popular is Alishia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 30 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alishia in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Alishia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 22 | #1,125 |
| 2002 | 20 | #1,147 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 30 | #832 |
| 1999 | 27 | #893 |
| 1998 | 26 | #922 |
| 1997 | 23 | #995 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
How popular is Alishia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 132 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Alishia in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alishia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 59 | #2,250 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,875 |
| 1994 | 76 | #1,857 |
| 1993 | 85 | #1,737 |
| 1992 | 97 | #1,585 |
| 1991 | 126 | #1,310 |
| 1990 | 132 | #1,243 |
| 1989 | 123 | #1,274 |
| 1988 | 124 | #1,209 |
| 1987 | 120 | #1,202 |
| 1986 | 122 | #1,163 |
| 1985 | 118 | #1,193 |
| 1984 | 108 | #1,205 |
| 1983 | 110 | #1,183 |
| 1982 | 75 | #1,566 |
| 1981 | 99 | #1,285 |
| 1980 | 109 | #1,206 |
| 1979 | 88 | #1,394 |
| 1978 | 77 | #1,473 |
| 1977 | 69 | #1,559 |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,714 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,906 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 37 | #2,127 |
| 1972 | 35 | #2,173 |
| 1971 | 32 | #2,375 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
Names like Alishia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Afia, Summer, Safia, Aliya, Afiya, Aysha, Aaliyah, Aisha, Rabia, Safiya, Aziza, Ammarah
Names related to Alishia
Alisha, Alisa, Alissa, Alesha, Alissia, Alisia, Alysha, Alise, Aleisha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alishia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alishia, updated 20 October 2026.